Evaluation of a concentration method for counting Sarcocystis gigantea sporocysts in cat faeces |
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| Authors: | P B McKenna W A Charleston |
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| Affiliation: | Palmerston North Animal Health Laboratory, New Zealand. |
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| Abstract: | A technique for determining the numbers of S. gigantea sporocysts in cat faeces using a concentration procedure and haemocytometer was evaluated. The results showed that it was more accurate than a modified McMaster method and had a mean recovery rate of 73% at four levels of infection ranging from about 2000 to over 20,000 sporocysts per gram of faeces. |
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